City of Philadelphia - File #: 120625

• File #: 120625
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/21/2012
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Title: Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to review and examine the regulations surrounding All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and similar vehicles.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Green

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/3/2012	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/3/2012	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
10/3/2012	0	Committee on Public Safety	RECESSED
6/21/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
6/21/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to review and examine the regulations surrounding All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and similar vehicles.
Body
WHEREAS, ATV Regulations are found in the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 75, Chapter 77 and The Pennsylvania Code Title 17, Chapter 21 and 51. Though it is illegal to operate an ATV on non-ATV-designated roadways, state law allows local governments to designate local roads for ATV use either exclusively or shared with other vehicles; and

WHEREAS, According to public polls and opinion gathered via Facebook and Change.org, there is disdain amongst Philadelphia citizens towards the hazards and public nuisance caused by ATVs; and

WHEREAS, Regulation of ATVs is difficult due to the "no-chase" policy restricting Philadelphia police from apprehending offenders in motion. The police have begun a campaign requesting citizens to notify the police of storage areas for illegal ATVs and of illegal riding seen in the City. Police are also partnering with community organizers and local gas stations to help regulate the issue; and

WHEREAS, According to a recent article in the Philadelphia Daily News, ATVs are sold at unclaimed property auctions of the Philadelphia Parking Authority; and

WHEREAS, Many ATVs on Philadelphia streets are stolen, making them in some ways more deadly because of the drivers increased need to evade the police, often in a reckless manner, and the other illegal activity that may coincide with driving the stolen vehicles; and

WHEREAS, Nearby cities use different techniques to deal with the problem of regulation and safety. Sting operations are conducted in New York City to crack down on illegal usage of ATVs. In Baltimore, gas stations are banned from providing fuel to ATVs and parents could be thrown in jail for allowing a child to ride; and

WHEREAS, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has collected statistics showing that in Philadelphia ...